HomeMy WebLinkAboutDesignating Tax Abatement - Steel Warehouse Co. Inc. 2722 Tucker Dr. (5 Yr. Personal Property)RESOLUTION
NO. 2359 -96
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
May 28, 96
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Clerk
Attest: U' President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
May 29, 96
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City Clerk
Approved and signed by mo 19J &•
G _ c 4wa Mayor
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN
AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND COMMONLY KNOWN AS
2722 TUCKER DRIVE
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR
PURPOSES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR
STEEL WAREHOUSE CO., INC.
WHEREAS, a petition for personal property tax abatement consideration has been filed
with the Common Council of the City of South Bend, requesting that the area commonly
known as 2722 Tucker Drive, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described
as follows:
The following parcels of Real Estate all located in St. Joseph County, Indiana:
A part of the South 1/2 of the North west 1/4 of Section 15, Township 37
North, Range 2 East in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana,
described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the East line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest
1/4 of said Section 15, 580.64 feet South of the Northeast corner of said
Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, said point being 172.0 feet North of the
North right of way line of the Indiana Northern Railway Company; thence
Westerly parallel with said North right -of -way line 565 feet to the Southwest
corner of a tract of land conveyed to Stanley Enterprises, Inc. by a deed
recorded October 16, 1973 in Deed Record 777, page 226; thence North along
the West line of said Stanley Enterprises, Inc. tract, said line being parallel
with the East line of said Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, 323.0 feet to
the South line of Tucker Drive; thence West along the South line of Tucker
Drive 215.93 feet; thence South parallel with said East line of the Southwest
1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, 495.90 feet to the North right -of -way line of the
Indiana Northern Railway Company; thence Easterly along said North right -
of -way line, 860.23 feet to the West edge of Steel Warehouse Co., Inc.'s
building; thence North along said West edge of building, 172.0 feet; thence
Westerly parallel with the North right -of -way line of the Indiana Northern
Railway Company, 79.3 feet to the point of beginning, containing 5.0 acres,
more or less.
A part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15,
Township 37 North, Range 2 East in the City of South Bend, Indiana, more
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point 260 feet South and 25 feet West of the Northeast corner
of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence West 540 feet;
thence South parallel with the East line of said Southwest Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter, 324.25 -feet to a point 172 feet North of the North line of
the right -of -way of the Indiana Northern Railway Company; thence East
parallel with said North line of said right -of -way, 540 feet; thence North
parallel with the East line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, 320.75 feet to the place of beginning.
A tract of land in the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of
Section fifteen (15), Township Thirty -seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East,
now within and a part of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana,
more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the center of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section
Fifteen (15); thence South along the Norther and South center line of said
Quarter Section Two Hundred Twenty (220) feet to the North line of Tucker
Drive; thence West along said North line to the West line of said Section
Fifteen (15); thence North along said West line One Hundred Twenty -eight
and One Tenth (128.1) feet, more or less, to a line Two Hundred Fifty (250)
feet by rectangular measurement Southeasterly from said original centerline
of the New York Central Railroad right -of -way; thence Northeasterly parallel
to the Two Hundred Fifty (250) feet by rectangular measurement
Southeasterly from said original centerline of the New York Central Railroad
right -of -way, Seven hundred Twenty -seven and One One - Hundredth (727.01)
feet, more or less, to a point on the East line of the Southwest Quarter (1/4)
of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section
Fifteen (15); thence Southerly along said East line One Hundred Ninety -nine
and Eighty -six Hundredths (199.86) feet, more or less, to the South line of the
Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen
(15); thence East along said South line Six Hundred Sixty -three and Fifty -two
hundredths (663.52) feet, more or less, to the place of beginning, excepting
Thirty (30) feet off the East side thereof for purposes of a public highway.
A lot or parcel of land situated in the Northwest Quarter of Section 15,
Township 37 North, Range 2 East, now within and a part of the City of South
Bend, bounded by a line running as follows, to -wit: Beginning at a point on
the North line of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said
Section 15, 600 feet West of the Northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter
of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 15; thence running West along said
North line a distance of 725.8 feet to the Northwest corner of said Southeast
Quarter of said Northwest Quarter; thence South a distance of 220 feet, more
or less, to the North line of a 40 foot road known as Tucker Drive; thence
East along the North line of said roadway to a point due South of the place
of beginning; thence North to the place of beginning. Together with and
subject to an easement over the 40 foot roadway lying immediately South of
the above described real estate known as Tucker Drive, and extending
Eastward to Olive Street.
Part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section
Fifteen (15), Township Thirty -seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East, now
within and a part of the City of South Bend, described as beginning at a point
260 feet South of the Northwest corner of the southeast Quarter (1/4) of the
Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section Fifteen (15); thence South 492.9 feet
to the North line of the right -of -way of the Indiana Northern Railroad; thence
East along the said North line of the right -of -way of the Indiana Northern
Railroad, 305 feet; thence North 492.9 feet; thence West 305 feet to the place
of beginning.
Together with a right -of -way over a 40 foot roadway North of and adjoining
the aforedescribed tract, and continuing Easterly to Olive Street, which said
40 foot roadway is now commonly known as Tucker Drive in said City of
South Bend.
The East Half of the South East Quarter of the North East Quarter of
Section No. 16, Township No. 37 North, Range No. 2 East, containing 20
acres, more or less, and being Lot No. 16 in the Sub - division of said Section
No. 16, and now within a part of the City of South Bend, excepting there from
the following:
The original right -of -way across, the North West corner heretofore conveyed
by Joseph B. Arnold, to the Indiana Illinois, and Iowa Railway Company by
Warranty Deed dated August 21, 1894, and recorded in Deed Record 95, page
553, of the records of St. Joseph County, Indiana; and excepting second the
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following: Beginning at a point on the West line of said Lot Numbered 16,
where the same is intersected by the South Easterly line of said original right -
of -way, thence running South on the west line of Lot Numbered 16, 219 feet,
more or less, to a point distant 250 feet by rectangular measurement from the
original center line of said right -of -way; thence North Easterly parallel with
and 250 feet distant by rectangular measurement from the original center line
of said right -of -way a distance of 733.3 feet, more or less, to a point on the
East line of said Section No. 16, thence North on said East line, a distance of
105.5 feet, more or less, to the North East corner of said Lot No. 16; thence
West along the North line of said Lot No. 16, thence North on said East line,
a distance of 105.5 feet, more or less, to the North East corner of said Lot
No. 16; thence West along the North line of said Lot No. 16, a distance of
254.5 feet, more or less, to the intersection with the said Easterly line of said
original right -of -way; thence South Westerly with said Easterly line a distance
of 454.5 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning, containing 3.04 acres,
more or less; excepting third, all that part of said Lot No. 16 which lies South
of the North line of the right -of -way of the St. Joseph, South Bend and
Southern Railroad Company, excepting fourth, a strip of land 70 feet wide
North and South lying next north of and adjoining the right -of -way of the St.
Joseph, South Bend and Southern Railroad Company; excepting further that
a strip of 40 feet in width, North and South, and being a extension of Tucker
Drive, shall be established through the Northerly part of said tract and
dedicated to the public as a highway, which said extension shall extend to the
right -of -way of the New York Central Railroad Company.
All that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section
15, Township 37 North, Range 2 East, described as follows: Beginning at a
point 260 feet South and 330 feet West of the Northeast corner of the said
Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence West 996.08 feet to the
West line of said section; thence South 498.35 feet to the North line of the
right -of -way of the Indiana Northern Railway Company; thence Easterly
along the said Northerly line of said Indiana Northern Railway Company a
distance of 996.08 feet, more or less, to a point on the Northerly line of the
said Indiana Northern Railway Company South of the place of beginning;
thence North to the place of beginning.
A tract of land in the West Half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of
Section Fifteen (15), Township Thirty -seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East,
now within and a part of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph county, Indiana,
more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the center of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section
Fifteen (15); thence South along the North and South center line of said
Quarter Section Two Hundred Twenty (220) feet to the North line of Tucker
Drive; thence West along said north line to the West line of said Section
Fifteen (15); thence North along said west line One Hundred Twenty -eight
and One Tenth (128.1) feet, more or less, to a line Two Hundred Fifty (250)
feet by rectangular measurement Southeasterly from and parallel to the
original centerline of the New York Central Railroad right -of -way; thence
Northeasterly parallel to and Two Hundred Fifty (250) feet by rectangular
measurement Southeasterly from said original Centerline of the new York
Central Railroad right -of -way, Seven Hundred Twenty -seven and One One-
Hundredth (727.01) feet, more or less, to a point on the East line of the
Southwest Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest
Quarter (1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Fifteen (15); thence
East along said South line Six Hundred Sixty -three and Fifty -two Hundredths
(663.52) feet, more or less, to the place of beginning, excepting Thirty (30)
feet off the East side thereof for purposes of a public highway.
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A part of the southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15,
Township 37 North, Range 2 East in the City of South Bend, Indiana more
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point 260 feet South and 25 feet West of the Northeast corner
of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence West 540 feet;
thence South parallel with the East line of said Southwest Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter, 324.25 feet to a point 172 feet North of the North line of
the right -of -way of the Indiana Northern Railway Company; thence East
parallel with said North line of said right -of -way, 540 feet; thence North
parallel with the East line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, 320.75 feet to the place of beginning.
and this property has Key Numbers 18- 8075- 284406, 18- 8075 -2843, 18- 8075- 284403,
18- 8075- 284404, 18- 8075- 284502, 18- 8075- 284503, 18- 8075- 284501, be designated as an
Economic Revitalization Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -1 et seq., and
South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Economic Development has concluded an investigation and
prepared a report with information sufficient for the Common Council to determine that the
area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area under Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -1, et seq.,
and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et jgQ., and has further prepared maps and
plats showing the boundaries and such other information regarding the area in question as
required by law; and
WHEREAS, the Human Resources and Economic Development Committee of the Common
Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council that the area
qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South
Bend, Indiana, as follows:
SECTION I. The Common Council hereby determines and finds pursuant to Indiana Code
6 -1.1- 12.1 -4.5, that:
(a) the estimate of the cost of the new manufacturing equipment is reasonable for
equipment of that type;
(b) the estimate of the number of individuals that will be employed or whose
employment will be retained by the Petitioner can be reasonably expected to result
from the proposed installation of new manufacturing equipment;
(c) the estimate of the annual salaries of those individuals who will be employed
or whose employment will be retained can be reasonably expected to result from the
proposed installation of new equipment;
(d) any other benefits about which information was requested are benefits that
can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed installation of new
manufacturing equipment; and
(e) the totality of benefits is sufficient to justify the deduction requested
SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the proposed new
manufacturing equipment can be reasonably expected to yield the benefits identified in the
Statement of Benefits as set forth in Section 1 through 3 of the Petition for Personal
Property Tax Abatement Consideration and that the Statement of Benefits Form completed
by the Petitioner, said form being prescribed by the State Board of Accounts, are sufficient
to justify the deduction granted under Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -4.5.
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SECTION III. The Common Council hereby accepts the report and recommendation of the
Department of Economic Development, and the Human Resources and Economic
Development Committee's favorable recommendation, that the area herein described be
designated as Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of personal property tax
abatement and hereby makes such a designation.
SECTION IV. The Common Council determines that such designation is for personal
property tax abatement only and shall be limited to two (2) calendar years from the date
of the adoption of this Resolution by the Common Council.
SECTION V. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is qualified
for and is granted property tax deduction for a period of five (5) years.
SECTION VI. The Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the adoption
of this Declaratory Resolution to be published pursuant to Indiana Code 5 -3 -1, said
publication providing notice of the public hearing before the Common Council on said
declaration.
SECTION VII This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption
by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
Pis 90590
PRESENTED S' ,zs-" 6
NOT APPROVED //
ADOPTED 5 -2g- _/b
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Member of th ommon Council
Piled ni Clerk's Office
E1LonAJ. 0 1996
GnCLEM So.. BEND, lN.